Fubo Says Revenue Rose 78% in First Qtr. Jon Lafayette In its last quarter before being acquired by FaceBank Group, the company announced that revenue rose 78% to $51 million, compared to a year ago.
WarnerMedia Names Richardson President of Latin America Nets Jon Lafayette AT&T’s WarnerMedia unit said it promoted Whit Richardson to president, WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, effective Aug. 1.
Tegna to Use Alphonso Data in More Markets Jon Lafayette Tegna said it has renewed and expanded its agreement with TV data and measurement company Tegna.
Larcher Named Head of HBO Max International Jon Lafayette AT&T’s WarnerMedia division hired Johannes Larcher as head of HBO Max International, a new post, effective August.
CBS Showrunner Lenkov Departs After Investigation Michael Malone Producer brought back ‘Magnum P.I.’, ‘MacGyver’, ‘Hawaii Five-0’
Nielsen’s Gracenote Hires Faulknor to Head Sports Unit Jon Lafayette Nielsen’s Gracenote unit has hired David Faulknor as senior VP, product management, for its sports business.
Peacock’s Strauss: Streaming Service Committed to July 15 Launch With or Without Roku and Amazon By Daniel Frankel Speaking to CNET, SVOD service’s chairman remains sanguine, even though deals still aren’t in place with the two biggest connected TV platforms
Comcast’s Peacock: Everything You Need to Know About the New Streaming Service Created From Traditional TV’s Winning Recipe By David Bloom Everything you need to know about Comcast/NBCU’s new streaming service, Peacock, which launches April 15
Amazon Prime Video: Everything You Need to Know About the Most Powerful Empire in Video Streaming By David Bloom From Studios production to Prime Video SVOD, IMDb TV AVOD and Channels a la carte distribution, to the Fire TV ecosystem, why the sun never sets on Amazon's OTT business
FuboTV Raises Another $20 Million Through Stock Sale to Credit Suisse By Daniel Frankel Virtual pay TV operator has now raised $46 million in funding in 2020
Amazon Prime Video Launches User Profiles By Daniel Frankel SVOD giant finally provides feature that’s been standard with competitors like Netflix for years
MobiTV Deploys ‘Connect’ IPTV Video System with Vast Broadband and Vexus Fiber By Daniel Frankel Deals bring streaming pay TV service to 75,000 customers in Texas, Louisiana, Minnesota and South Dakota
Roku Expands Live TV Channel Guide with Addition of Premium and OTA Channels By Daniel Frankel OTT company seeking to create a free-to-consumer version of the pay TV experience
The Black Lives Matter Protests: How the Video Business Is Responding By Daniel Toy From reality shows that glorify police brutality, to movie classics that perpetuate harmful stereotypes, how the major SVOD services and TV networks are rising to the challenge of better curating their program libraries
Peacock Releases Trailers for ‘Brave New World,’ ‘The Capture' and Seven Other Original Shows (Video) By Daniel Frankel Series will launch with Comcast/NBCU’s new SVOD service July 15
FuboTV Finally Locks Down ESPN Carriage By Daniel Frankel Disney deal also adds ABC, Disney Channel, FX and other channels to start-up virtual MVPD’s programming grid
Netflix Poaches YouTube Original Show ‘Cobra Kai’ By Daniel Frankel ‘Karate Kid’ spinoff series was once the leading edge for YouTube’s abandoned push into original scripted shows. Deal with Sony will make season 3 exclusive to top SVOD service
Peacock’s Strauss: Streaming Service Committed to July 15 Launch With or Without Roku and Amazon By Daniel Frankel Speaking to CNET, SVOD service’s chairman remains sanguine, even though deals still aren’t in place with the two biggest connected TV platforms
Comcast’s Peacock: Everything You Need to Know About the New Streaming Service Created From Traditional TV’s Winning Recipe By David Bloom Everything you need to know about Comcast/NBCU’s new streaming service, Peacock, which launches April 15
Amazon Prime Video: Everything You Need to Know About the Most Powerful Empire in Video Streaming By David Bloom From Studios production to Prime Video SVOD, IMDb TV AVOD and Channels a la carte distribution, to the Fire TV ecosystem, why the sun never sets on Amazon's OTT business
FuboTV Raises Another $20 Million Through Stock Sale to Credit Suisse By Daniel Frankel Virtual pay TV operator has now raised $46 million in funding in 2020
AT&T TV Now ‘On Its Way Toward Exiting’: LightShed By Daniel Frankel Five key takeaways from equity research firm’s deep dive into the vMVPD business
